Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-07-23

". uuuSoIs CLASS AQJuCauI GeneEalS Oulcc,
orlando e. Smith, Ii. X. Street, and Walter $:
Perry, class 81 OOO Surgeon Generals Ofrice, and
Charles j. Hopkins class $1,000, office Chief OF
Ordnance.
Mr.. JnO. Tylcr's Illness.
There was no change reported this morning in
the condition OF Mr. JnO. Tyler, whose illness was
| announced in yesterdays STAR. The members OF
his household are hopeful. In case he gets better
The hySclanS expect that he Will recover the use
OF his limbs, now crippled by paralysis His at
tack is attributed to exposure to the heat and the
enects OF oyerwork. For four years and eleven
desk in the Treasury.
A STAR reporter who called this afternoon at the
re ol M J9G Tyler was told that there are
condition and his physicians have hope that he
Will continue to grow better.
Sales Of Real Estnte.
A syndicate OF Army officers has purchased,
through Col JAS A. Bates, real estate broker, for
W, OOO. blocks 147, LAB 149 and $50, In Bureith
the new addition to West Washington. This land
is on the heights, and lies between 3Sth and 39th
w and Y streets
Helen V. Hills has bought of ]. H. Gordon ct al,
street, between 9th and 10th streets, for - 800.
How TUG-BoAr MAN WAS RoBBED-A colored
girl, named Ida Seymour, was on trial in the
Police Court this morning. charged with the lar
e1oSeS Of SO from James Hall young man
Ned that his boat arrived at the wharf late last
night, and he went with his companions to a
something to eat. 1t was about O'Clock when he
left the saloon with his friends. They were
laughing l., ana % talking, and the defendant, sitting
! here and get in." Witness accepted the invita-
tion, and they drove about the city, and about 4,
and be missed his had ID her
arrested. Officer Lee testified that he arrested
| the woman, who denied the charge against her.
The defendant claimed that the man gave her the
$. The judge said he had nothing to say about
persons who ride about the city with disreputaDle
characters but he had no particular sympathy
for them when they get robbed. He was not,
however, inclined to believe her story. She was
| sentenced to 60 days. Appeal noted.
No LONGER JUDGMENT AGAINST THE PROPERTY
In the Criminal Court this morning, Mr.. H. r.
Elliott called attention to @ the case OF John
for an assault and battery stating that one of the
| title companies had reported this as a Judgment
Mrs. Chrismond thai The fine and costs were paid
ns !asi noe sai ssSks and
hst s.ia s aSs sssn asas q 10,
not see that the Government was entitled to any
more privilege thana private citizen. The court
directed that as there seemed to be some m1sap-
prehenst0n as to whether the fine was paid re-
mitted, OF which there appeared no record, he
would now rsin1r it.
the case OF Joseph c. Hayes, convicted OF receiving
stolen goods, was before Judge Montgomery, on
motion OF defendant to set aside the verdict, and
was argued by Mr.. Cahill for the defendant and
District Attorney WorthingtOn and Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Lipscomb for the Government.
Hayes was tried last week for housebreaking
larceny and receiving stolen goods, and the yer,
dict was not guilty as to the first charge, dis
agreement as to the second, and guilty us to the
ela aipnn6 fhaff btS vnrlaf
constituent, that the guilt or innocence should
have been determined In all, and 1t stands the
which some OF the jury by their disagreement say
that he had stolen. The court reserved decision.
PROPOSED NEW HOTEL ON THE AvENuE.-The
heirs OF the Webb and Randall estates, who own
the property at the southeast corner OF Pennsyl.
vanla avenue and 18th street including the build
ONCE and the small buildings to the south OF It
fronting on the avenue, propose to MT up the cor
neI building for hotel and erect new building
similar In design on the site now occupied by the
small buildings. The building thus enlarged Will
have frontage on the avenue OF about $50 feet.
changed, except some alterations in the interior,
and the new addition will be OF the same height
and similar In design.
The CENTRAL HOTEL CAsE.-In the Criminal
Court, Judge Montgomery, the district attorney
this morning called up the case OF Richard j. Mar
shall, convicted OF keeping bawdy house, in
which case the motion In arrest OF judgment was
overruled by the Court in General Term on the
18th inst, and the case remanded for sentence
MIR. Fields in asking that a nominal fine be i'm
posed, referred to Graham the other party, hav-
ing paid his fine. and defended Mr.. Marshall, who
he said, at once got rid OF his tenants, and the
house had since been conducted properly. While
the authorities allow the existence OF such houses
In the community this case did not call for q
severe sentence. The court imposed a fine OF slOO
the same as was originally imposed.
FROM WASHINGTON TO THE BLUE R1DGE.-The
In IL,ps.. nf Eo gfnto, ~l&-
president OF the Richmond and Danvilie railroad
has written to ID. H. Snyder, OF that county, stat
tinuation OF the Washington, OHIO and western
Railroad from Round Hill to the TOP OF the Blue
Ridge Mountains. Mr.. Z. B. Thomas the general
manager, told a STAR reporter this morning that
the extension OF the road had been frequently
spoken OF, but he had no Information that any
official action had been taken In the matter 1t
! that summer resort established in the noun
tans would prove to be popular with the residents
Of this city.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMRTER.-The following
were the readings at the Signal ONCE to-day: q
| m, IS; p. M, 80; maximum "a; minimum "a.
SENATOR CAMDEN's DEFENsE-The wheeling, w.
Va, Register publishes long letter from ex-
| attack made upon him charging him with the mis-
use OF money during the late bitter and prOtracted
senatorial night before the legislature, ending in
| denies most emphatically all the charges and
| concludes by saying: $50 far as am concerned
| court the fullest investigation OF my conduct,
whether by legislative committee, q grand jury.
or the larger constituency OF the people OF West
Virginia. Conscious OF my own kindly purpose
and the integrity of my actions, I desire to call
the attention Of the people OF West Virginia to
the spirit prevailing In these charges in order to
let them judge between my course as democrat
and the course OF those who inspire such publica-
tions outside the limits Of the State"
| COLORED KU-KLUx ACQUITTED.-A sensational
| case OF kuklux conspiracy was developed in the
United States Court in Charleston, 8. c.. yester-
day. Twelve negroes were indicted for intimidat-
ing Government witnesses In revenue cases. and
the trial brought out the fact that regular or
gan1zattOn exists on WadmalaW, one Of the sea is
lands adjacent to ChariestOn. The island is In.
habited principally by negroes. All the members
| OF the ku-klux are negroes except the president,
who is white man, and the trial justice OF the
island. The objects as set forth In the constitu-
tion, are those or mutual protection against 'cer-
| tain lazy, turbulent characters going around
arresting peaceful, law-abiding citizens. and ex-
| t0rt1ng money from them on trumped-up charges
OF violating the liquor laws, and for the purpose
| of appealing TO the legislature and Congress f0f